Hello, Norway & Denmark ( Norway was own by Denmark at that time) change from Juian to Gregorian in 1700. The last Julian date was 18. February 1700 and the next day when they changed to Gregorian calendar was 1. March 1700. So it seems that we lost a couple ofdays, but the Julain calendar at that time had many errors. Sweden changed in 1753 in a more complicated way that I may describe later. Hilsen Arne Clarholm Norway ingarnec@online.no ----- Original Message ----- From: Andrea & Oliver Backlund <kestrels@alaska.net> To: <VALDRES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 2:29 AM Subject: [VALDRES-L] calendar change > Can someone tell me when the Scandinavian countries changed from the > Julian to the Gregorian calendar? I think it happened in England in > about 1752, and am wondering how it affects my ancestors in Norway and > Sweden. > Mange hilsen, > Oliver > > > ==== VALDRES Mailing List ==== > ============================= VALDRES SAMBAND ========================= > VALDRES SAMBAND web page at http://www.valdressamband.org > Future Stevne's > June 22-24, 2000 - Kelly Inn - St. Cloud, MN > June 14-16, 2001 - Decorah, IA > June 20-22, 2002 - Oaks Hotel - Sioux Falls, SD > >